Button



J F. COX

Aug. 18, 1936;

BUTTON Filed Sept. 26, 1934 IYZUGTI/Z'OZ: Joreph F 00%.

Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES res ns BUTTON Joseph F. Cox,Arlington, Mass., assignor to United-Carr Fastener Corporation,Cambridge, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application September26, 1934, Serial No. 745,595

Claims.

My invention relates to a novel form of button made from fibrousmaterial, such as leather, and having metallic attaching means.

In the drawing which illustrates a preferred 5 form of my invention:-

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view'of my novel button;

F Fig: 2 is a side view of the button as shown in Fig. 3 is a sectiontaken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top view of the attaching member before assembly with thebutton;

Fig. 5 is a side view of the attaching member per se; and

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, I have shown, for purposes ofdescription, a circular button part I formed from a relatively stifi?piece of leather, wood, cardboard or other fibrous material of likenature. Obviously it is within the scope of my invention to make buttonsof various shapes and sizes, but I have shown the circular form as beingthe most conventional. Since it is one object of my invention to providea button which may be sewed to a garment without the necessity ofpiercing holes through the button, I have invented a novel attachingmeans which is readily attached to the leather disk I at the back facethereof without any part showing on the front face. This attaching meansis preferably formed from sheet metal and consists of an eyelet 2,having an aperture 3 and a flange 4. Extending from the flange 4, andintegral with it, are the attaching prongs 5. The eyelet part 2 ispreferably formed by making a cylindrical drawing in the material withone closed end 6 and one open end 'i. The aperture 3 is then formed andthe edges thereof rolled or drawn in as in Fig. 6 to make smooth,rounded corners to prevent fraying and cutting of the thread.

It will be seen from Figs. 4, 5 and 6 that I have initially slightlybent the prongs 5 near their 45 points. This I have found to be the mostsatisfactory way of making the prongs bend outwardly into the leatherduring the assembly of the two parts. As the first step in the assemblyof the button, I compress the disk until it assumes the curved shapeshown in Fig. 2. The top or finished surface only is curved in thisprocess. By compressing only the periphery of the disk I make the centersoft and thick by comparison so that when the prongs 5 are forced in,they Will have plenty of material to engage with near the center of thebutton. The thin edges are also more easily slipped into a buttonhole,and the dome shape is pleasing to the eye. This, of course, is only apreferred way of making the button part and it should be understood thatother 5 shapes are satisfactory.

Having the button cut to the desired size and formed to the desiredshape, and the attaching eyelet formed as described above, I place theprongs of the eyelet on the back of the disk in the 1 proper positionand apply a steady and even pressure to the eyelet, preferably on theshoulder or flange 4. The prongs then embed themselves in the disk,bending outwardly as in Fig. 3 because of their initially bent points,and the flange 4, in 15 my preferred form, will take a position abuttingone face of the button, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

I have found that a button constructed and assembled, in the mannerabove described, will resist comparatively great strains. Besides, itpre- 20 sents a neat appearance and any suitable design may be presentedby the upper surface of the leather part.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred form of my invention,I do not wish to be 25 limited thereby, as the scope of my invention isbest defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A button of leather and the like material having an attaching membersecured to one face 30 thereof, said attaching member comprising a baseabutting the rear face of the button, a plurality of prongs integralwith the base and extending into the button, said prongs being bentoutwardly away from each other entirely within the 35 material of thebutton thereby securing the two parts together, and a substantiallytubular projection made from the material of said base and having anaperture therethrough for attaching the button to a garment and thelike.

2. A button of leather and the like material having a one-pieceattaching member secured to one face thereof, said attaching membercomprising a tubular eyelet having one closed end and one open end, saideyelet having a thread-receiving aperture disposed between the endsthereof,

a peripheral flange at the open end of said eyelet abutting the leather,a plurality of initially bent prongs extending from said flange into thebutton and extending outwardly towards the periphery thereof entirelywithin the material of the button, thereby maintaining a permanentassembly between said button and said attaching member.

3. A button of fibrous material having an attaching member securedthereto, said attaching "member comprising a part presenting an aperturefor the purpose of attaching the button to 'a garment and the like, aflange portion abutting one side of said button, and prong meansintegral with said flange and embedded in an imperforate portion of saidfibrous material thereby securing the two parts together.

' 4. A button comprising a disk of leather having the material adjacentto its circumference compressed whereby it is slightly dome-shaped onone side, and a metal eyelet member secured wards the periphery ofsaiddisk and embedded wholly within the imperforate material thereof,thereby maintaining the two parts in permanent assembly. 7 V

5. A button of the class described having an attaching member secured toone face thereof, said attaching member comprising a tubular eyelethaving one closed end'and one open end, said eyelet having athread-receiving aperture disposed between the ends thereof, the openend of said eyelet abutting the leather, and an attaching meansextending from the open end of said attaching member into embeddedrelation to said button thereby maintaining a permanent assembly betweensaid button and said attaching mem- 15 her.

JOSEPH F. COX.

